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B.D. Wong, Brad Pitt, Danny Denzongpa, David Thewlis, Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk
In the autumn of 1939, Heinrich Harrer, the famous Austrian mountaineer, and his countryman Peter Aufschnaiter, set out to climb Nanga Parbat, one of the highest peaks in the Himalayas. The self-cente...( read more
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Once you get past the bad acting, dodgy props & sets and awful accents it?s not such a bad film. It?s not quite the epic it wants to be though and you can?t help but think it was a wasted opportunity, especially as the story is so strong (although historically inaccurate).
This is a long one. Based on a true story about an Austrian mountaineer. Brad tries to climate the Himalayas and is imprisoned in a prisoner of war camp. He escapes and tries to travel through Tibet but is kicked out as foreigners are forbidden until he befriends the Dahli Lama.
I obviously don't agree w/ the religious aspects of the film, but I really like the movie overall. It's a slow-paced film, but that probably was purposeful to reflect the Tibetan lifestyle. The visuals are nice, and the acting is strong.
I've been waiting for a place like Flixster to let me say this: This movie really did feel like seven years in Tibet.
Not exactly what I thought this film would be, but having a spiritual side I enjoyed the journey and of course a view of the place I would love to see more than any place in the world.
Accent wise, not a great performance from Pitt, but the experience and story of the film are...( read more)
Interesting Movie, definitely Loved watching the Dahli Lama's relationship with Pitts character.
I wanted to like it, but it was to slow and it's 130 min length didn't help. That killed the movie for me.
